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Trichlorethylene
Level 5 — High concernIn Winter's Dictionary
Trichlorethylene is a solvent processing aid — Solvent for decaffeinating coffee
Also: TCE
What it does
Solvent for decaffeinating coffee
Where you'll see it
decaffeinated coffee, spice oleoresins
What the research says
Caused liver cancer in mice; vinyl chloride relative causes liver cancer in humans
Regulatory status
- Notes: NTP listed for review as carcinogen
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): this chlorinated hydrocarbon caused cancer of the liver in mice